Laundry-tag.



PATENTED DEC. 13, 1904.

H. HIGGIN.

LAUNDRY TAG.

APPLIQATXON- FILED JULY 25, 1904.

NU MODEL.

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PATENT OEEICE.

HENRY HIGGIN, OF NEWPORT, KENTUCKY, ASSIGNOR TO THE HIGGIN MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF NEWPORT, KENTUCKY.

LAUNDRY-TAGl SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 777,207', dated December 13, 1904.

Application iiled July 25, 1904. Serial No, 218,010. (No model.)

To all whorrt it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY HIGGIN, a citiren of the United States, residing at Newport, in the county of Campbell and State of Kentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Laundry-Tags, of which the following is a specification.

Theobject of my invention is to provide an improved tag for marking articles for laundry or other purposes; and my invention consists in the improved tag hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure l is a plan View of the metallic part of a tag embodying my invention; Fig. 2, a side view corresponding to Fig. l; Fig. 8, a side view showing the metallic part in position for receiving' the marking-tape; Fig. 4, a perspective view of the iinished tag; and Fig. 5, an enlarged crosssection of the tag, in which the thickness of the parts has been exaggerated.

The body portion of the tag is formed from a plate A, having tangs B projecting from each end thereof and in the same general plane as the body A. On a central line V-shaped cuts C are provided in order to establish a bending-line between them. On one side of plate A tangs D are struck up from the inner face, and at the other side cups or sockets E are struck up from plateA in such position as to receive and cover the points of tangs D when the two sides of plate A are pressed together over the edge of an article. In order to facilitate the entry of tangs D in sockets E, one side of the tangs is rounded olf or beveled at d.

The marking-tape F is applied as indicated in Fig. 3. Plate A is bent at an angle on the line joining cuts C and is applied to the tape F, lying on a table (ir. By pressing' downwardly on the plate A while in this position tangs B are forced through the tape, and as the plate is flattened out the tape is drawn tightly across the outer side of the plate, where it is secured by bending back tangs B, as shown in Fig. 4:. It will be observed that the tape between the lines where the points of tangs B lirst contact with and penetrate tape F is the tape which covers the outer sides of plate A, so that by regulating the angle at which the plate A is set to cause the length of tape included between the points of the tangs to be a little shorter than the length of the body of plate A between the bases of the tangs a very tight and smooth lit ot'v the tape to the plate may be obtained.

In use the tag is attached to a garment or other article l-I by bending the tag on the line between cuts C C, so as to cause both tangs D and sockets E to approach each other, and then pressing or hammering the two halves of plate A together over the edge of the article. The tangs D are situated somewhat farther in from the edge of the plate than sockets E and are given a slight inclination outwardly, so that when the two halves of plate A are brought together with the edge of the garment between them the points ot' the tangs are in such position as to strike the cloth or plate just in front of the mouths of the sockets and Vbe forced outwardly into the sockets. As the cloth lies over the sockets, the points of the tangs must necessarily pass through the cloth to enter the sockets. When the halves of plate A have been pressed or hammered tightly together, the cloth H is partly forced into the space from which tangs D have been removed, so as to cause both sides of the tag' to lie perfectly llat and perf init marking on both sides. flf it is desired for any reason to remove the tag from an article, this may be done by prying the two halves of the tag open. 1When this is done, the i tangs D are necessarily more or less straightened out by their withdrawal from sockets E, enabling the tag to be i removed without tearing the cloth.

It will be noted that this construction produces a tag covered on both sides by the marking-tape, thus having the metallic part entirelyT protected from contact with the person or other articles of apparel and capable of being marked on both sides.

I claim as my invention l. A tag' having' a metallic body adapted to be secured over the edge of an article by bending, said metallic body being covered by a marking-tape extending the full length of the body and secured over the ends thereof, sub- E struck up from one side of the tag and prostantially as specified. jeeting toward the other side oi' the tag; and

2. A tag having a metallic body adapted to corresponding tangs D adapted to enga-ge in 15 be secured ovei` the edge of an article by bendsaid sockets, substantially as specitied.

5 ing and provided with tengs extending from 4. A teg having one or more tangs D and each end in substantially the same plane as l sockets E, and covered by e markingtepe setheir respective ends, seid body being covered cured in position by Ineens oi' tangs B, subby a marking-tape extending' the full length stantially as specified. v of the body and secured thereto by means of HENRY HIGGIN.

IO seid tengs, substantially as speeied. Witnesses:

3. A teg adapted to be bent over the edge HENRY A. FABER, of an article comprising one or more sockets HORACE C. BRAKE.

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